• CLOTHING
    Disregarding the gender norms of clothing

    The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board. (Photo by: Jeremy Rogers) Men, let’s be honest: compared to women, our clothing options are fairly limited. Women are free to wear any apparel they desire. Society has deemed it […]

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    RBI eases liquidity coverage ratio norms

    Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave bankers more flexibility in maintenance of liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) under Basel III by tweaking certain norms and allowing some corporate bonds to be included in the calculations. In a circular on Wednesday, RBI said banks can include corporate bonds and commercial papers for […]

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    Labour ministry moves to ease compliance norms for start-ups

    Start-ups are likely to create more than 100,000 jobs in 2016 and 225,000 jobs in 2018. Photo: Mint New Delhi: The labour and employment ministry on Sunday took steps to relax labour-related compliance measures for start-ups, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India initiative. The ministry has decided to exempt start-ups […]